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This New York Times article describes the obstacles used by the SEC to obstruct public access to corporate records, even if a third party expert is used to facilitate document retrieval using a FOIA request.
H.R. 3997, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA), May 26, 2006 – Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 24, 2006 H.R. 4127, Financial Data Protection Act of 2006, May 26, 2006 – Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House …
“Irrepressible.org will harnass the power of the internet to mobilise people all over the world to take a stand against repression.” [Link] “…Chat rooms monitored. Blogs deleted. Websites blocked. Search engines restricted. People imprisoned for simply posting and sharing information. The Internet is a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. Governments with …
POGO: “The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has obtained a version of the May 2005 Defense Department Inspector General (DoD IG) report on the Boeing Tanker Lease scandal that shows the original report hid the text of Boeing emails and references to Boeing executives from the public. Redactions made by the White House Counsel office …
NARA: The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) has released its Report to the President for 2005 (32 pages, PDF). The Report profiles data about the Government-wide security classification program, primarily during Fiscal Year 2005. In his transmittal letter to the President included in the Report, ISOO Director J. William Leonard notes: One of the most …
DOJ: “Testimony in the jury trial of former Enron chief executives Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay concluded on Monday, May 8, 2006 after fifty-three days of trial proceedings. Closing arguments were presented to the jury May 15, 2006 through mid-morning of May 17, 2006, at which time the jury retired to begin its …
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database: Search for Vulnerabilities – Enter vendor, software, or keyword. “NVD is a comprehensive cyber security vulnerability database that integrates all publicly available U.S. Government vulnerability resources and provides references to industry resources. It is based on and synchronized with the CVE vulnerability naming standard.”
“The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment the initial draft of its Guide for Developing Performance Metrics for Information Security, 49 pages, PDF (SP 800-80). The guide provides a methodology for linking agencies’ IT security program performance to agency performance, “tying information security controls, implementation, efficiency and effectiveness to …
Follow-up to previous postings on net neutrality, today the House passed the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 [H.R. 5417], on a 20-13 vote.
Follow-up to posting yesterday, Theft of Data on Over 25 Million Veterans Renews Calls for Greater Security, this news from the government today: “Over the weekend following the recent theft of 26.5 million veterans’ records, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quickly put in place a call center and website to answer questions about the …
From Government Computer News, this 1 page PDF indicates programs ranked by 2006 spending. “The Federal government is spending over $192 million on the 24 quicksilver E-Gov initiatives in fiscal 2006.” Related postings on e-government
Press release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today announced it is conceding the legal dispute over the federal excise tax on long-distance telephone service. The Department of Justice will no longer pursue litigation and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will issue refunds of tax on long-distance service for the past three years. Taxpayers will be able …
